17 Results for : bigness
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Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 465min
A riveting new examination of the leading progressive Supreme Court justice of his era. According to Jeffrey Rosen, Louis D. Brandeis was "the Jewish Jefferson", the greatest critic of what he called "the curse of bigness" in business and government since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his Supreme Court confirmation on June 1, 1916, Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the 20th century. In addition to writing the most famous article on the right to privacy, he also wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. And as the leader of the American Zionist movement, he convinced Woodrow Wilson and the British government to recognize a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today, Rosen explores what Brandeis, the Jeffersonian prophet, can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution, monopoly, corporate and federal power, technology, privacy, free speech, and Zionism. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Traber Burns. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/009063/bk_blak_009063_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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S, M, L, XL (Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large)
S,M,L,XL presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas, in its first twenty years, along with a variety of insightful, often poetic writings. The inventive collaboration between Koolhaas and designer Bruce Mau is a graphic overture that weaves together architectural projects, photos and sketches, diary excerpts, personal travelogues, fairy tales, and fables, as well as critical essays on contemporary architecture and society.The book's title is also its framework: projects and essays are arranged according to scale. While Small and Medium address issues ranging from the domestic to the public, Large focuses on what Koolhaas calls "the architecture of Bigness." Extra-Large features projects at the urban scale, along with the important essay "What Ever Happened to Urbanism?" and other studies of the contemporary city. Running throughout the book is a "dictionary" of an adventurous new Koolhaasian language -- definitions, commentaries, and quotes from hundreds of literary, cultural, artistic, and architectural sources.- Shop: buecher
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Not So Small at All: Little Ways You Can Make a Big Difference for Our Planet!
Explore all the little ways YOU can make a big difference for our world in this sweet Earth Day book for kids from USA Today bestselling author Sandra Magsamen! No matter your size, you can do a lot to help the world! From the busy ants to bumblebees and butterflies, we all play an important role in caring for our planet. In this inspirational picture book about the bigness of small, discover 25 simple ways we can help heal our world in the face of climate change and get inspired to be a planet superhero every day! This encouragement book for toddlers and kids includes heartfelt text, colorful illustrations, easy tips and activities, educational information, and fun interactive ideas to do at home or in the classroom! A perfect read aloud story for ages 4-7, this empowering nature book for children is a delightful Earth Day gift, kindergarten graduation gift, summer reading book, or fun for any time of year! Have you ever felt like you're just too small to do important stuff in the world at all? Well, take a closer look, and then you'll see that the smallest of things are as AMAZING as can be!- Shop: buecher
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The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 918min
The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Francisco's Golden Gate "seemed to jump clear out of the water". This gripping account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction vividly shows how, after the shaking stopped, humans, not the forces of nature, nearly destroyed San Francisco in a remarkable display of simple ineptitude and power politics. Bolstered by previously unpublished eyewitness accounts and photographs, this definitive history of a fascinating city caught in the grip of the country's greatest urban disaster will forever change conventional understanding of an event one historian called "the very epitome of bigness". Philip Fradkin takes us onto the city's ruptured streets and into its exclusive clubs, teeming hospitals and refugee camps, and its Chinatown. He introduces the people - both famous and infamous - who experienced these events, such as Jack and Charmian London, Enrico Caruso, James Phelan, and Abraham Ruef. He traces the horrifying results of the mayor's illegal order to shoot-to-kill anyone suspected of a crime, and he uncovers the ugliness of racism that almost led to war with Japan. He reveals how an elite oligarchy failed to serve the needs of ordinary people, the heroic efforts of obscure citizens, the long-lasting psychological effects, and how all these events ushered in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval. This compelling look at how people and institutions function in great catastrophes demonstrates just how deeply earthquake, fires, hurricanes, floods, wars, droughts, or acts of terrorism can shape us. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Arthur Morey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/004958/bk_adbl_004958_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: The Story of the Deadliest Earthquake in American History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 73min
[I]t does not seem to have affected anyone with a sense of final destruction, with any foreboding of irreparable disaster. Everyone is talking of it this afternoon, and no one is in the least degree dismayed. I have talked and listened in two clubs, watched people in cars and in the street, and one man is glad that Chinatown will be cleared out for good; another's chief solicitude is for Millet's 'Man with the Hoe'. 'They'll cut it out of the frame', he says, a little anxiously. 'Sure.' But there is no doubt anywhere that San Francisco can be rebuilt, larger, better, and soon. Just as there would be none at all if all this New York that has so obsessed me with its limitless bigness was itself a blazing ruin. I believe these people would more than half like the situation. - H.G. Wells On the morning of April 18, 1906, most of the residents of the city of San Francisco were sound asleep when the ground started to shake. But what started as fairly soft tremors turned into a violent shaking in all directions. The roar of the earthquake unquestionably woke up residents, at least those fortunate enough not to be immediately swallowed by the cracks opening up in the ground. The earthquake lasted about a minute, but it had enough destructive force to divert the course of entire rivers and level much of the ninth-largest city in America at the time. Unfortunately for San Franciscans, the worst was yet to come. During the earthquake, the city's gas mains and water mains were ruptured, which had the effects of starting a number of fires and preventing the residents from being equipped to fight them. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kat Marlowe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035045/bk_acx0_035045_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Cosmos: Exploring the Big Questions with the Pope's Astronomer, Hörbuch, Digital, 291min
Explore the big questions of science and religion with the Director of the Vatican Observatory. While science and religion have often been seen as contradictory forces, in reality they complement each other. Indeed, Catholics have often been at the forefront of scientific discovery; the Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel innovated the study of genetics, and the Jesuit Georges Lemaître first proposed the big bang theory. More recently, Pope Francis issued Laudato Si, an encyclical that addresses global warming. Now you can join a leading Catholic scientist in examining the most vital questions about the universe. Your guide, Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, deals with big things - stars, galaxies, and unfathomable distances - but that's not the kind of "bigness" that you will explore here. Instead you will tackle the hows and whys of the universe. In this brilliant course, you will ask yourself: Does science need God? Can physics prove the existence of God? How do we understand miracles? What is life, and how will we recognize it on other planets? What is the soul? As you will see, such questions don't have simple answers. Instead you will discover new ways of thinking about them: not finding concrete answers to these questions but rather asking them anew with wit and wisdom. In doing so you will gain a richer and fresher understanding of the world. Begin this awe-inspiring journey today. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Guy Consolmagno. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/nykm/000007/bk_nykm_000007_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Curse of Bigness
The Curse of Bigness - How Corporate Giants Came to Rule the World: ab 11.49 €- Shop: ebook.de
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